business ethics

Capitalism

Economic system based on private ownership of making/selling things where businesses compete freely with eachother to make profits

Shareholders

People who invest money into businesses for a share of the profits

Corporate social responsibility

Sense that businesses have wider responsibilities than simply to shareholders (e.g. the communities they work in and the environment)

Whistle-blowing

Employees disclosing wrongdoings to the employee/the public

Stakeholder

A person affected by/in some form of relationship with a business

Consumerism

Set of social beliefs that put a high value on acquiring material things